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Five foodservice trends to watch for in '14
December 19, 2013
The U.S. restaurant industry has experienced modest growth in the past few years, and research firm Mintel estimates sales of $438 billion in 2013, as well as…
read nowZoes Kitchen designs cookbook
December 19, 2013
Zoes Kitchen, a Mediterranean fast casual concept, has created a recipe book — Fresh Takes — with 10 quick and easy recipes compiled by a taskforce of…
read nowGRILLiT acquires stake in grass-fed beef supplier
December 19, 2013
GRILLiT Inc. today announced that it has acquired a 10-percent equity stake in Natura Foods LLC, the exclusive distributor of "Gaucho Ranch" branded South…
read nowMoe's opening in Rhode Island
December 19, 2013
"Welcome to Moe's!" will soon be heard on the streets of Wakefield, R.I., when Moe's Southwest Grill opens Friday at 600 Kingstown Road in the Belmont Shopping…
read nowCUPS selling digital gift cards
December 19, 2013
Fans of CUPS Frozen Yogurt – That's Hot, a beach-themed self-serve fro-yo concept, can now purchase digital gift cards, according to a company press release.
read nowCaliBurger's Middle East units opening first half of 2014
December 19, 2013
CaliBurger announced this week that it will open five restaurants in the Middle East in the first half of 2014. These openings represent the beginning of a…
read nowWingstop launches 'Flavor Fight' social media campaign
December 19, 2013
Wingstop and Dr. Pepper have launched the first-ever #FlavorFight contest on social media, inviting fans to vote for their favorite Wingstop flavors and the…
read nowBowl of Heaven adds dragon fruit, prickly pear
December 19, 2013
Bowl of Heaven is bringing on two super fruits, pitaya, also known as dragon fruit, from Nicaragua and prickly pear — both made from cacti — for the…
read nowNPD reports restaurant visits flat, consumer spending up
December 18, 2013
NPD's Crest foodservice tracking shows restaurant traffic remained flat for the bulk of the year compared to last year, and forecasts the year will end the…
read nowPizza Hut, Domino's dominate 2013 Google searches
December 18, 2013
Google has announced its 13th annual Zeitgeist results, showing what users searched for the most during the year. Once again, Pizza Hut was the top searched…
read nowMarketing budgets focused on increased customer engagement in 2014
December 18, 2013
New research from StrongView shows that marketers plan to increase their budgets on activities that increase customer engagement in 2014. However, according to…
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Chipotle launches fast casual pizza concept
December 18, 2013
While many new top-your-own concepts expand throughout the country touting themselves as the "Chipotle of pizza," there is now an actual "Chipotle of pizza."
read nowCamille's launches Breakfast Parfait Wrap
December 18, 2013
Camille's Sidewalk Café, a Tulsa, Okla.-based, fast casual concept, has rolled out a Breakfast Parfait Wrap.
read nowBurger 21 opens in Fort Myers
December 18, 2013
Burger 21 has announced the grand opening of its first restaurant in the Fort Myers, Fla., market, located in the Gulf Coast Town Center at 9902 Gulf Coast…
read nowFreebirds celebrates Christmas by helping disadvantaged children
December 18, 2013
Freebirds World Burrito, the fast casual burrito concept owned by Tavistock Restaurants, celebrated Christmas a few weeks early with nearly 60 disadvantaged…
read now1 in every 10 adult received Starbucks gift card last holiday season
December 18, 2013
With many schools and businesses preparing to break for the winter holidays this week, Starbucks anticipates record purchases and activations of Starbucks…
read nowNRA collaborates with Primary Color to offer branding insights
December 17, 2013
The National Restaurant Association will collaborate with the visual solutions company Primary Color to provide enhanced branding insights for restaurant and…
read nowOpenTable acquires Quickcue for guest management
December 17, 2013
OpenTable Inc. announced that it has acquired Quickcue LLC, a provider of guest management systems for restaurants, for approximately $11.5 million in cash…
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Bruster's incorporates indoor seating with Georgia prototype store
December 17, 2013
Bruster's Real Ice Cream is building its first prototype store in Savannah, Ga. The new location, owned by Patrick DeLaRosa and partner Brandy Montez, will…
read nowDomestic wine dominates sales in U.S. bars and restaurants
December 17, 2013
Domestic table wines dominate the wine scene in restaurants, bars and other on-premise locations, according to Technomic's 2013 BarTAB Report.
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